Press release

We had good help from the bench today: Ze Roberto

Brazil's Thaisa Menezes shows her emotions after the sensational victory over Serbia

Brazil coach Ze Roberto: Thank you, Zoran. It was a very difficult match from 0-2 to 3-2 today. You have a very good team and very good players. Congratulations for your job. I think you didn’t play like this before, but now you are one of the strongest teams in the world. I’m proud of my team to have won this difficult match. The bench helped us a lot. Sassa (Gonzaga) and Camila (Brait) played very well. Now we have to prepare for the next game against China, a difficult game.

Brazil captain Fabiana Claudino: I think we were not at our best today but toward the end we were able to win the sets, so we have to keep on doing that.

Serbia coach Zoran Terzic: First, I want to congratulate the Brazil team, especially my friend Ze Roberto. I hope they finish in the top three and go to the Olympic Games. And I hope we will meet them in the Olympics; I promise you, we will win. I’m really very, very satisfied with the result and how we played because my team fought for every ball from the start to the end of the match. I would like to congratulate my team.

Serbia captain Jovana Brakocevic: First, I want to congratulate my team for playing consistently and for fighting all the time against Brazil. In the first two sets, we put a lot of pressure on Brazil and that’s why we were able to win them, and Brazil didn’t play their best in the first two sets. Although we lost today, I’m really happy. My team tried hard on every point and I think everyone could see that and I hope we continue to do that.